Horseshoe



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST JAHNKE, OF OSCEOLA, IOWA.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIPICATICN forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,879, dated April27, 1886.

Serial No.1Q61lQ7. (Model.)

To all whom it 7oz/ay concern,.-

Be it known that I, AUGUST JAHNKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Osceola, inthe county of Clark and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to improvements in horseshoes; and itconsists in the peculiar construction of parts, as will be hereinaftermore full-y set forth and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a i means to preventoverreaehing horses from knocking orA pulling otf their front shoes.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which thefigure is a perspective view of my improved shoe.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawing, A indicates ahorseshoe, which may be of any ordinary or approved construction, and Bindicates my improved attachment. This improved device consists of anupwardlycurved bar extending from the opposite rear ends of the shoe.This curved portion extends above the plane of the shoe, and when theanimal overreaclies by his hind leg the said extension will serve as aguard to the front shoe. i

I have shown the guard as. being formed in tegral with the shoe; but itis obvious that the said guard may be a separate element and secured totherear ends of the shoe by screws or other suitable fastening devices.

Having described this invention, what I claim is- 1. As an improvedarticle of manufacture, a horseshoe having an integral rear guard,substantially as specified.

2. A horseshoe having a guard secured to its ends and curved upwardly inrear, substantially as specified.

3. A horseshoe having a guard extending in a transverse plane andsecured to its opposite ends, substantially as specified.

AUGUST JAHNKE.

lVitnesses:

W. J. WARD, PLEASANT WIsHoN.

